Simba: The King of the Beasts is an 1928 American black-and-white silent documentary film, directed by Martin and Osa Johnson, which features the couple’s four-year expedition to track the lion across Kenyan veld to his lair.
Black & white version: https://youtu.be/DDZgXiKB9_o
⭐️ CAST:
Martin E. Johnson as Himself – Expedition Leader
Osa Johnson as Herself – Expedition Leader
🎬 CREW
Directed by Martin E. Johnson & Osa Johnson
Written by Martin E. Johnson & Terry Ramsaye
Groundbreaking cinematography by the Johnsons
Score by James Makubuya (traditional Kenyan melodies)
🎯 WHY WATCH?
🌍 Pioneering Wildlife Doc • 🎥 Vintage Adventure • 📽️ Silent Era Gem
The Johnsons lens-defying expedition rewrote nature filmmaking!
Jaw-dropping footage of 1920s Kenya – a vanished world ✨
Cult classic that inspired Kurosawa’s Rashomon lion sequences!
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Documentary • Adventure • Silent Film • Wildlife • History
